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Offline donwalt125

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The Waltons Alston and Nenthead
« on: Thursday 28 March 13 18:41 GMT (UK) »
Is anyone aware of any archive documents left over from the mine owners, big or small, relating to the mining activities in this area.

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Re: The Waltons Alston and Nenthead
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 March 13 19:02 GMT (UK) »
A good place to start a search would be via the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers in Newcastle upon Tyne.
http://www.mininginstitute.org.uk/aboutus/index.html
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Re: The Waltons Alston and Nenthead
« Reply #2 on: Friday 17 May 13 19:52 BST (UK) »
I think there is information about the mine owner, Jacob Walton, in the local archives.  If you write to:  The Archivist, c/o Local Links, Town Hall, Alston, Cumbria, your letter will be passed on.  If you ring the Records Office in Carlisle they, also, had a box, I think it was called WAL/1, of Walton records.  Hope you get lucky!

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Re: The Waltons Alston and Nenthead
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 17 January 23 10:43 GMT (UK) »
My 4th great grandfather was Thomas Walton of Alston born 1778
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